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World Steward Scott Walker managed to get down to San Diego for a day's worth of entertainment goodness at Comic Con. And there was indeed quite a bit of goodness being cooked up at the convention this year.
Sadly, one day is simply not enough for the convention.
One day is barely enough time to really work your way through Artist's Alley and the Fantasy Illustrator's section (well, barely enough time if you want to see it all and actually meet and talk to your favorite artists).
The crowds were, as usual, polite but packed.
The good news is that there was plenty of fantasy art, fiction, and comics to be had, and after a day of panels and walking the convention floor, Scott put a wrap on Comic Con 2010 with a fine dinner and drinks at the Indian restaurant, Masala, in the Gaslight District.
Until next year, Comic Con!
We're moving runesofgallidon.com to a new hosting platform and rolling out some new functionality. The process begins today at 3pm PDT, and we hope to keep the downtime minimal. With Na'naat's blessing, we'll be back up pretty quickly.
Please be patient if you stop by and get a "we'll be right back!" message.
World Steward Scott Walker was interviewed earlier this week by Heather Leonard at The Business Insider about (wait for it)...Runes of Gallidon!
Well, you can blame it on the holidays - among other things - but it took a tweet from @AllenVarney today to remind the Stewards that Runes of Gallidon went live just over a year ago...
The official calendar for Gallidon has been posted in the Empire section of the Mythos, as well as in the Gallidon Wiki.
This calendar was the official, imperial version used by the Emperor, his Nobles, and his Administrators, though it's certainly possible that it wasn't the only one in use before the Destruction.
Artisans should view this a starting point and not an end point when considering the use of dates and calendars in their Works.
To help with some of the questions from the creative community that specifically address the creation of new works in Gallidon, we've created a new forum: The Workshop.
The Workshop is dedicated to the creative community for requesting and sharing advice, tips, and hints. It is also a great way for you to reach out to the creative community about collaborative works.
Have some questions you'd like to pose to Artisans? Want to get some feedback on one of your ideas?
Here's the place to do it.
Have a story for a comic but don't know how to draw? Have some art you think would be great in a video game or a novel? Want to submit an audio cast of your story but don't know how to record it?
Here's the perfect place to reach out to the creative community if you want to pool your skills on a new work.
The value of this forum is limited only by your willingness to ask and answer each other.
The most common challenge of writers is finding the time/energy/willingness/discipline to actually write. The National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) challenge is a great way to overcome that hurdle.
To help encourage the Artisan community to get that novel out of their head, the Stewards of Gallidon are one of the sponsors of NaNoWriMo 2009.
Here's how NaNoWriMo works (as explained on their site):
Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.
Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved.
Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.
Make no mistake: You will be writing a lot of crap. And that's a good thing. By forcing yourself to write so intensely, you are giving yourself permission to make mistakes. To forgo the endless tweaking and editing and just create. To build without tearing down.
Rumors are that at least one Steward is taking up the challenge...will you join him?
While knocking around Comic-Con 2009, we asked Alex Ruiz to sketch Ruena. He happily complied and allowed us to record him working his illustrating magic.
Below is a time-lapse video of the sketch (and you can also view the finished sketch).
Ruena is portrayed by Kali Chung. Video wizardry provided by Michael Lee. Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Gallidon continues to expand, and more information about the world finds its way onto the website.
To ensure that the information on the website matches the information in the Artisan's Handbook, the Stewards have just completed an update to the downloadable .pdf Handbook.
The updated Handbook can be viewed/downloaded here (or you can click on the "Artisan's Handbook" link in the left menu).
- Stewards of Gallidon
Ruena meets Batman, learns Klingon, touches Conan, sees a familiar Artisan, and says farewell from San Diego.
Ruena is portrayed by Kali Chung. The Artisan with No Name is portrayed by Merritt Bailey. Video wizardry provided by Michael Lee. Music by Kevin MacLeod.
